Athens
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Temple of Zeus!
(Notes from June 17 2023) No real theme to this post, just another happy day wandering around the big city. Continue reading
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The Next Day in Athens
Sam was really wanting me to send out an update on the day, but I told her I really didn’t have enough fodder for an interesting story. The day has been a food disaster—thus far Greek food has been amazing but it all came crashing down today. “So what am I supposed to write about,… Continue reading
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Lamb Chop Lunch
We’ve been here in Athens long enough to share some general observations. Sam sez Athens is already her fav European city and she wants to move here lol. And I get that, the city has a really strong vibe! I still maintain that the Venn diagram of Europeans and motor vehicles should have no intersection,… Continue reading
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Dinner at “Old Ithica”
Dinner at Old Ithica was amazing, we returned here a couple of times. I know I just dissed salads but I loved the greek salad here. The outside atmosphere was magical, as were the sparkly lights and lush foliage leaning in all over. Continue reading
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First Impressions of Athens
After the quiet—even silent!—streets of Japan, Athens seems very loud and bustley. It’s a much bigger city than I had realized. The airport felt a little third-world, with a zillion guys holding signs standing just outside the exits, and a huge taxi queue—yellow taxis are still quite in force here, our first was a stick-shift… Continue reading
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Greece 2023 Begins!!
Before I get to all the fun parts, please know that a lot of difficult personal events happened in the mere three weeks (!?!) since I got home from Japan. I only bring this up because when I went over my journal and notes from this trip, it’s so obvious that my head had suddenly… Continue reading